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Zimmerman Will Not Testify In His Defense

(Sanford, FL) -- George Zimmerman will not testify in his own defense in his Florida murder trial. The question of whether and when he might testify led to an intense exchange between Judge Debra Nelson and Zimmerman's attorneys today. He's on trial for second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin last year.

Following his refusal to testify the defense rested in the Florida murder trial of George Zimmerman. Attorney Mark O'Mara has been laying out his case since last week. Zimmerman is accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin last year. Rebuttal witnesses are being called.